From KCRW in Santa Monica and PRI, Public Radio International, this is To the Point.

The race is even and the stakes are high.

Hello again, I'm Mormon Alney, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International.

A daily look at the issues Americans care about most.

Both parties

claim they'll take the nation in different directions, but Washington gridlock will likely

continue whether Obama or Romney is in the White House. But this could still be a milestone election,

as Democrats and Republicans strive to build new coalitions in a racially changing nation.

In the meantime, national polls show the race for the White

House is neck and neck, while polls of battleground states make Obama the favorite. We'll look at the

ground game established five years ago and the mathematics of the Electoral College. On reporters' notebook

later, we'll update the ravages of Superstorm Sandy. First, here's the news.

Support for To the Point comes from the members of KCRW and from the Public Radio International Program Fund.

Hello again, Warren-Aldney, back with To the Point. Despite total spending near $6 billion,

only the candidates are predicting an end to political gridlock in Washington.

Why is this still a historic election?

We'll get some answers to that question, and we'll take a look at the ground games.

It could make a big difference tomorrow.

On reporters' notebook, homelessness, cold, and a lack of power in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy.

First, this news update.

In Florida, so-called early voters waited in line until two in the morning this weekend to cast their ballots.

In Ohio, court challenges could cause long delays in the counting of ballots that could decide the presidential election.

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